Book After Which Beckham Baby Girl Was Named Sees Sales Rise 123%
July 19, 2011 by Hollywoodite
The only thing we learn from this is that people who aren’t Victoria Beckham also pretend to read. 123% more people than before the birth of Harper Seven Beckham have been posing with a freshly-purchased copy of To Kill A Mocking Bird. It’s kind of like when the first copies of Harry Potter came out and people who were obviously not reading it, not turning the pages, were sitting with a copy on public transport. Or, the literary equivalent of a poorly-made cup of something from Starbucks that one holds onto just so people know one drinks there.
Last week, Beckham gave birth to her first daughter, Harper Seven, because of whom sales of To Kill A Mocking Bird in the UK have seen a temporary rise. The parents told fans on Facebook where the name came from, “A lot of thought goes into our children’s names and Harper was a name that we’ve loved for a long time for a couple of reasons. One reason is Harper’s an old English name which we loved and one of the other reasons was Victoria’s favourite book is To Kill A Mockingbird and the author was Harper Lee. It’s a very strong, passionate book. That’s where Harper came from.” Lee is still alive, incidentally. Were you left in any doubt, from that quote.
The Daily Mail reports that, “sales of To Kill A Mockingbird have risen by an astonishing 123 per cent on Amazon.co.uk after David and Victoria Beckham chose to name their daughter after its author Harper Lee. The novel, which was first published in 1960, rose to number 38 in the bestsellers charts after the power couple’s naming of their little girl prompted fans to read the classic book. Talking about how they chose the name earlier this week, David said in a video on his Facebook page they had decided on Harper after Lee, who is Victoria’s favourite author.”
PHOTO CREDIT – DAVID BECKHAM’S FACEBOOK
